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Cities Where You Are Most Likely to Get Carjacked

streccase March 22nd

Look, we can’t make any guarantees, but if you’re looking to avoid getting carjacked, there are a few places you could go to really decrease your odds!

It turns out car thefts and carjacking’s both saw a tremendous spike in more than two dozen big cities in America after the pandemic set in, and really haven’t  returned to pre-pandemic rates since.  According to a new report from the Council on Criminal Justice, the number of carjacking’s, which the report defines as auto theft or attempted threat by force or threat, increased by 24% in seven U.S. cities.

You may notice that Tampa Bay is not on this list, but that doesn’t mean carjacking’s never happen here.  In fact, just last year, St. Pete police reported a spike in carjacking’s focused on Kia’s and Hyundai’s. Carjacking’s are up all across the country, but, yes, it’s worse in the following cities across the country.

If getting carjacked is on your bucket list, drive to Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Memphis, Norfolk, or San Francisco.

If you want to avoid the hassle, which could be very dangerous and expensive, park in well-lit areas, and always remember to lock the car.

The 5 Most Dangerous Cities In Florida

We know how ominous “The most dangerous cities in Florida” sounds, but we think it’s important to know. The good news is out of a list of 100 dangerous cities in the U.S., only 5 in Florida made the list. Of those 5 cities, none of them cracked the top 50 in this updated study. A lot of people probably assume big metros like Miami, Tampa and Orlando made the list, but nope!

We got this information from Neighborhood Scout. Their analysis includes crimes reported by all agencies. They studied cities with 25,000 or more people, based on the number of violent crimes per 1,000 residents. Data used for this research are:

  1. The number of violent crimes reported to the FBI to have occurred in each city.
  2. Projections of violent crime rates based on prior years’ data.
  3. The population of each city.

Florida is known for some of the country’s most bizarre crimes. And while all of them may be dangerous, they may not qualify as “violent.” Driving a golf cart naked down I75, assault with food, and similar “Florida Man” crimes don’t fall into the FBI category.

If you want to see how other cities rank, click here for the full study.

Here are the most dangerous cities in Florida

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